Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-19
FRIDAY. AUGUST 10. 1887
The Countrv's Enemies.

The COuntrVS Enemies.
tits harsh word. butts it nottrue that
the northern Republican leadersar trail
tors to the republic ? In order to gain
or retain the offices of the Government
they are willing TO keep the country in
state of unrest and turmoil from one
years end to another. Twenty-Five
years after the war between the States
ended they are found pummeling the
defunct Southern Confederacy, and
striving to perpstuste . solid South as
means of perpetuating solid North.
The Republicans never hold State
convention in a northern State that
they do not insult their southern white
allies by denouncing them directly or
indirectly ~ rebels. They never adopt
a platform which does not testify that
they arc mere ssctionalists and bloody
shirt wavers, seeking Office 10y discre-
ditable means, and doing all that in
their power lies 70 make the two sec
tions of the Union hate each other.
And they always so act rs to make it
evident to all the world that the spoils
Of Office is their object-not the good
Of the country.
All this unpAtriotie manmuvring is
done in the face of the fact that but for
the sectionalism Of the Republican
party there would now be no sectional.
ism, seeing that slavery has been abol
ished and that there is ct present no
reason except persecution by the Re
publican party to cause the people OF
Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, or
Virginia to sympathizo with Louisiana
and Arkansas rather than with Ohio
or Indiana. IL the Union vera again
TO he severed, it could not now be eX-
pected to divide upon the lines of the
division of 1861.
These remarks were called forth by
the platform adopted by the Republi-
can State Convention OF Pennsylvania
on "Wednesday last. The degree of the
malienity of these Pennsylvania allies
of MALONE is almost incredible.
MIR. CLRvnLArD's Administration is de-
nounced as follows:
"The National Administration seems
to have no policy beyond eIpediency,
and no principle beyond the establish
ment OF its succession. In order to
preserve solid Democratic South,
President Cleveland has endeayored to
nurture sectionalism 10y preference to
distinguished station of soldiers promi
nent in tho effort to destroy the Gov
eminent, by his refusal to sanction pen
sioDs to soldiers eminent in efforts to
sustain it, and by his proposition to
take from among the national trophies
the banners OF On extinct military
power, Won by the lavish expenditure
of tho blood and treasure of the conn
Try. TO surrender them to those whom
be supposed to inherit its preiudices
and who we're without either deaire or
authority to receive them"
The sectionalism and narrow minded
ness and malignity OF the Pennsylvania
allies of MAHoNE are further shown in
their declaration in favor Of pensioning
all honorably- discharged Union sol
diers. This is a scheme deliberately
concocted to trsmple down and still
further impoverish the southern people
by levying upon them tax to raise
money not to be expended equally in
the two sections Of tho Union. but to
be disbursed wholly amongst the north
ern people.
But it is necessary to read one more
OF their resolutions in order to under
stand the brazen efrontery Of these
PENNSYLVANIA allies of MALONE. We
quote from the platform
Resolved, That while wo gladly
recognize some change for the better in
the sentiment Of certain portions OF
the southern States in reference to col
ored citizens, it would be contrary to
Republican principles not to express
our detestation of and opposition to the
discrimination still practiced because of
color against citizens when travelling
on the public highways Of certain por-
tons Of the South, and We earnestly
appeal to our sister States where such
strength exists and to the National
Government TO remedy this injustice"
What does that resolution refer to ?
Why was it adopted For no good
reason whatever. With no laudable
purpose whatever. The Democrats OF
every southern State are better friends
of the negro than are these Pennsylya-
MIA Republicans. amongst whom, as
the Chicago Herald well says. he is
n social "outcsst." These R3pub-
Ican hypocritss pretend to denounce
an injustice for which they care no
thing even il it e1iys.
The moral 10 that the people Of Viz
einia must BUCKLE on their rmor, pre-
pare for the November fight, and Let
the northern Republicans know what
we in this State think Of them by toll.
ing them at the bsllot-box what we
think Of their ally MALONE.
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